This was my experience when removing my keel. We had to “break it loose” when lifting the hull.
Question for you Rob, my keel joint had epoxy for the keel stub/keel joint which I assumed was done by a PO when the bottom was peeled and epoxy coated. Was it actually done at the plant? Regards, Dave 1982 C&C 37 Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 12, 2019, at 13:11, Rob Ball via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > I have watched a number of keels removed from a hull. Most all the time the > epoxy held the keel when the nuts were removed. In fact there are special > wedges made to try to break it loose . . . . . It is a really tough job . . > . . > Bottom line, in my opinion, it will not matter whether the torquing is done > in or out of the water . . . . > > Rob Ball C&C 34 >
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